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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis case struck down state funding for private religious schools. It ruled that state aid to church-related (parochial) schools must meet three tests: a) the purpose of the aid must be secular, b) the government's action must neither advance nor inhibit religion, and c) the government's action must not foster an "excessive entanglement" between government and religion.Oregon v. SmithLemon v. KurtzmanNew York Times v. SullivanTexas v. Johnson
- 2. Multiple ChoiceRuled that free speech could be limited when it presents a "clear and present danger." Established the "clear and present danger" test to define conditions under which public authorities can limit free speech.Roth v. United StatesBarron v. BaltimoreSchenck v. United StatesTinker v. Des Moines Independent School District
- 3. Multiple ChoiceJohn Marshall Court ruled that the Bill of Rights cannot be applied to the states. Concerned a question of the Fifth Amendment regarding eminent domain.Barron v. BaltimoreGitlow v. United StatesMapp v. OhioGideon v. Wainwright
- 4. Multiple ChoiceEstablished precedent for the doctrine of selective incorporation, thus extending most of the requirements of the Bill of Rights to the states.Gitlow v. United StatesMiranda v. ArizonaRoe v. WadeBarron v. Baltimore
- 5. Multiple ChoiceRuled that the decision to obtain an abortion is protected by the right to privacy implied by the Bill of Rights.Roe v. WadeGitlow v. United StatesWolf v. ColoradoMiranda v. Arizona
- 6. Multiple ChoiceRuled that the police must inform criminal suspects of their constitutional rights before questioning suspects after arrest.Miranda v. ArizonaGideon v. WainwrightNew York Times v. SullivanEngel v. Vitale
- 7. Multiple ChoiceStruck down state-sponsored prayer in public schools. Ruled that the Regents' prayer was an unconstitutional violation of the Establishment Clause.Engel v. VitaleSherbert v. VernerMapp v. OhioGitlow v. United States
- 8. Multiple ChoiceExtended the exclusionary rule to the states. Illustrated the process of selective incorporation through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.Mapp v. OhioGitlow v. United StatesTinker v. Des Moines Independent School DistrictOregon v. Smith
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThe establishment clause of the First Amendmentprohibits government from sponsoring or supporting religious activity.establishes Protestantism as the official religion of the United States.prevents the government from interfering with the exercise of free speech.forbids the establishment of restrictions of free speech.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceIn New York Times v. Sullivan, the Supreme Courtruled that prior restraint is a political issue and therefore not justifiable.ruled that prior restraint is not a violation of freedom of the press.denied prior restraint in that case but left open the possibility that it would be allowed in some circumstances.ruled that prior restraint of the press violated the First Amendment.
- 11. Multiple ChoiceHow much of the Bill of Rights has been absorbed under the Fourteenth Amendment and made binding on the states?Almost all of the provisionsOnly the provisions of the First AmendmentOnly criminal proceedings provisionsAll of the provisions
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe __________ Amendment has been construed to provide protection for the individual from the actions of a repressive state government.FirstFifthNinthFourteenth
- 13. Multiple ChoiceThe exclusionary rule holds that"fighting words" can be excluded from constitutional protection.a court can order or constrain an action by an individual.evidence obtained from an illegal search and seizure cannot be used in a trial.evidence wrongly excluded at trial may not be used in appellate court later.
- 14. Multiple ChoiceThis amendment was made because the British made the colonists house (quarter) British soldiers during the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.10th3rd2nd1st
- 15. Multiple ChoiceThe right of associationIs explicitly defined in the 14th AmendmentIs one of our few absolute constitutional rightsProtects employees from being fired because of political membershipRequires organizations to disclose their membership list
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe writ of habeas corpus is intended to preventA prisoner from being tried for the same crime twiceThe accused from being brought before a judgeThe accused from being unjustly arrested and imprisoned without causeDefendants from being a lawyer
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat are civil liberties?make up the unwritten Constitutionthe rights to vote and participate in the political processlaws that provide and set limits on one's freedomsindividual legal and constitutional protections against the government
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhere are American civil liberties found?the Preamblethe Bill of Rightsthe Declaration of IndependenceArticle IV
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThe First Amendment includes the freedoms ofspeech and the right to bear armsreligion, press, and right to counselpetition, assembly, press, speech, and religionpress, petition, and the right to vote
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich amendment has the Supreme Court relied on in deciding to incorporate parts of the Bill of Rights into state laws?1st26th14th18th
- 21. Multiple ChoiceIncorporation doctrine involvesapplication of the Bill of Rights to the statesthe governments power to regulate corporationsthe extension of judicial review to state courtsthe interpretation of the commerce clause
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich clause of the 14th Amendment is used as the basis for selective incorporation?CitizenshipEqual ProtectionDue ProcessPrivileges and Immunities
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